test run

[test ruhn] / ˈtɛst ˌrʌn /

NOUN

dry run

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dress rehearsal tryout

WEAK

bench test combat rehearsal dummy run kriegspiel maneuver maneuvers practical test practice exercise practice run rehearsal road test run through test performance trial trial run war game

NOUN

trial

Synonyms

STRONGEST

effort examination experiment investigation probation struggle testing

STRONG

analysis assay attempt audition check crack endeavor essay experience experimentation fling go hassle lick proof shakedown shot showcase stab striving try tryout undertaking venture whack workout

WEAK

R and D dry run research and development trial and error trial run

Example Sentences

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With that date fast approaching, the administration has telegraphed that Cook’s case is a test run for an even more explosive confrontation with Powell.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Your early 60s is a test run for retirement, U.S.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

New Delhi city authorities, working with the government's Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, launched a test run on Thursday afternoon using a Cessna light aeroplane over the city's northern Burari area.

From Barron's • Oct. 24, 2025

Eluna is scheduled for a test run at a Tennessee warehouse, where the company says managers will be able to ask it questions such as: “Where should we shift people to avoid a bottleneck?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

If it works for someone as friendly as him, I might as well give it a test run.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

test run

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